Just heard - Recall for Rams that may roll away after being parked

Hemipower392 · Dec 22, 2016

Yeah, saw this on CNN yesterday.

Murphy Slaw · Dec 22, 2016

They will NEVER be able to engineer STUPIDITY out of people.

UrbanKnight · Dec 22, 2016

But plenty of people will be out looking for the payout...

I never had to be told Mcdonalds coffee was hot, or to not wrap plastic bags around my air holes if I wanted to breathe, but here we are...LOL

Buddy · Dec 22, 2016

UrbanKnight said:
But plenty of people will be out looking for the payout...

I never had to be told Mcdonalds coffee was hot, or to not wrap plastic bags around my air holes if I wanted to breathe, but here we are...LOL

Actually there is a really good documentary called 'Hot coffee' about such things. And McDonald's was actually at fault in that case. The poor 79 year old woman, Stella Liebeck, that got burned almost died, and she didn't want a huge payday from it, she just wanted her hospital bills paid and McDonalds to change their policy. The coffee spilled on her, she had 3rd degree burns, bad!! McDonalds was found in the wrong and did change their policy on coffee temps. After you see the real story you see how it became a myth of a frivolous lawsuit. But it wasn't. You really feel awful for the poor woman.

RamNoob · Dec 22, 2016

Ive always just engaged the parking brake before i even get out of my truck. I make sure its in park first and sit in the truck just to be sure it does not go anywhere. My wife hates that i do that cause she cant figure out where the lever is. Seems to be a good deterrent to keep her from driving it.

UrbanKnight · Dec 22, 2016

Buddy said:
Actually there is a really good documentary called 'Hot coffee' about such things. And McDonald's was actually at fault in that case. The poor 79 year old woman, Stella Liebeck, that got burned almost died, and she didn't want a huge payday from it, she just wanted her hospital bills paid and McDonalds to change their policy. The coffee spilled on her, she had 3rd degree burns, bad!! McDonalds was found in the wrong and did change their policy on coffee temps. After you see the real story you see how it became a myth of a frivolous lawsuit. But it wasn't. You really feel awful for the poor woman.

I've actually seen it, and agree it was Mcds fault in her case... but every other jack hole just looking for a payout, not so much..

JIMBOX · Dec 22, 2016

Recalls are a HUGE money loss for MFGs and safety/death are the main criteria for them to intiate a RECALL--Chrysler is no different than any ofem--

RamNoob said:
Ive always just engaged the parking brake before i even get out of my truck. I make sure its in park first and sit in the truck just to be sure it does not go anywhere. My wife hates that i do that cause she cant figure out where the lever is. Seems to be a good deterrent to keep her from driving it.

That's a good habit, I've done the same for decades, eversince I decided to change from sticks to autos-

I'm not crazy about the "KNOB" shift yet either, but it sure opens up the console for a lotta extra room-

Whatever

:crazy:

JIMBO

blackbeautyhemi · Dec 22, 2016

Murphy Slaw said:
They will NEVER be able to engineer STUPIDITY out of people.

How bout it. My wife's grand Cherokee that had the recall for the shifter really isn't hard to operate or look at the dash and make sure it's in park. People are just too careless and in a hurry to pay attention to what the hell theyre doing. Guarantee that's why the actor was ran over by his own vehicle. Pretty lame.

Rzrman328 · Dec 22, 2016

Murphy Slaw said:
They will NEVER be able to engineer STUPIDITY out of people.

shibby927 said:
Maybe I'm wrong but it kind of sounds like most of these issues are on the driver/operator not the shifter itself. I always, always make sure I put my vehicle in park before I get out....

Exactly....not bad engineering.....bad drivers.

My wife just got a Prius company car and that thing doesn't have a normal parking brake. You come to a stop and have to push a button with a big "P" on it.

Different but after a few minutes with it....you quickly realize that if you don't push the fkn button....YOU KEEP ROLLING!! Lol common sense people.

TerraNewf · Dec 22, 2016

I've made it a point since day 1 to apply parking brake before putting in park and shutting off the engine. I get double the satisfaction knowing the vehicle won't move and my parking brake will never seize up in this harsh Canadian climate. I also practiced this with previously owned vehicles. Never an issue.

moregrip · Dec 22, 2016

TerraNewf said:
I've made it a point since day 1 to apply parking brake before putting in park and shutting off the engine. I get double the satisfaction knowing the vehicle won't move and my parking brake will never seize up in this harsh Canadian climate. I also practiced this with previously owned vehicles. Never an issue.

same here, been a routine for as long as I can remember now:

shift to neutral
apply parking brake
remove foot from brake pedal
let truck settle
shift to park

sriley531 · Dec 22, 2016

Murphy Slaw said:
They will NEVER be able to engineer STUPIDITY out of people.

Whenever you build something idiot proof, they build a bigger idiot!

yoda · Dec 22, 2016

I agree people are stupid, however in the case of the Grand Cherokee and the 300 shifters. The very 1st one I prepped for the lot I said to the tech next to me "this shifter is asking for trouble, people are going to be running them selves over".

The rotary dials in the trucks I dont see a problem with, but the GC and 300 shifter were not intuitive by any means, why build something that someone around cars there whole life gets into and immediately sees a potential problem.

Not saying there is anything malfunctioning in the shifters, but why reinvent the wheel. The truck rotary dials at least I can see a benefit, it does free up interior and dash space, but the console shifters on the GC and 300, why?

12sportmc · Dec 22, 2016

sriley531 said:
Whenever you build something idiot proof, they build a bigger idiot!

LMAO!! Yup you can't fix stupid. [emoji23][emoji23]

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Brew99 · Dec 22, 2016

I hardly ever use the parking brake, but will if on an incline. That said, I'm also not in such a rush that I can't take an extra second to make sure it is in Park before jumping out of the truck.

Unfortunately, manufacturer's have to try and build in safety factor's for the most stupid of us humans!!

jcollins28 · Dec 22, 2016

sriley531 said:
Well crud....

There was one instance where I lazily "flicked" the shift knob and it was in reverse instead of park. Barely moved before I hit the brake and there wasn't even a close call, but ever since then I've paid a little more attention. Doesn't seem like a huge deal if your a little attentive. And I've shut it off with it in D a few times, it just blinked angrily at me a few times and shifted itself to park.

That's my only complaint with the rotary shifter knob. There is no "feel" at all. You can easily flick that knob from P to D. It shouldn't be like that.

I prefer driving sticks so setting the parking brake is second nature to me.

TerraNewf · Dec 22, 2016

jcollins28 said:
That's my only complaint with the rotary shifter knob. There is no "feel" at all. You can easily flick that knob from P to D. It shouldn't be like that.

I prefer driving sticks so setting the parking brake is second nature to me.

Excellent routine to get into, It is called a parking brake.....

02Steve15 · Dec 22, 2016

Setting the parking brake in my 02 was a habit, almost like a routine to release it and engage it before driving/after parking. I guess I should get back into that habit.

I heard some random bs about engaging the parking brake when you're not parked on a hill and how it can ruin the parking brake. I assume this is a load of crap..

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BlownGP · Dec 22, 2016

Rzrman328 said:
Exactly....not bad engineering.....bad drivers.

My wife just got a Prius company car and that thing doesn't have a normal parking brake. You come to a stop and have to push a button with a big "P" on it.

Different but after a few minutes with it....you quickly realize that if you don't push the fkn button....YOU KEEP ROLLING!! Lol common sense people.

My wifes new Lincoln is very different on puting it in PRND. But I like it

There's plenty of stupid people in the world and they all voted for Hillary.. lol

Punishher7 · Dec 22, 2016

moregrip said:
same here, been a routine for as long as I can remember now:

shift to neutral

apply parking brake

remove foot from brake pedal

let truck settle

shift to park

This is my method as well.

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